by Bing Cheng (Chinese Academy of Science, China) & Howell Tong (London School of Economics, UK)

Table of Contents (52k)
Preface (69k)
Chapter 1: Introduction to Modern Asset Pricing (173k)

Modern asset pricing models play a central role in finance and economic theory and applications. This book introduces a structural theory to evaluate these asset pricing models and throws light on the existence of Equity Premium Puzzle. Based on the structural theory, some algebraic (valuation-preserving) operations are developed in asset spaces and pricing kernel spaces. This has a very important implication leading to practical guidance in portfolio management and asset allocation in the global financial industry. The book also covers topics, such as the role of over-confidence in asset pricing modeling, relationship of the portfolio insurance with option and consumption-based asset pricing models, etc.

• Introduction to Modern Asset Pricing
• A Structural Theory of Asset Pricing
• Algebra of Stochastic Discount Factors
• Investment and Consumption in a Multi-Period Framework